Notable Games
Efim Bogoljubov
15 celebrated games · 587 in the full archive
◈The games that made the legend
Bogoljubow – Spielmann · 1919 · 1–0
Stockholm 1919. A French Defence win over the great attacker Rudolf Spielmann, converted in a bishop endgame. On his chessgames notable list.
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Bogoljubow – Reti · 1919 · 1–0
Stockholm 1919. A crisp 18-move miniature over Richard Réti in the Schliemann Ruy Lopez — 15.Bf7+ and 18.exd6+ finish it.
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Bogoljubow – Rubinstein · 1920 · 1–0
A 22-move attacking win over Akiba Rubinstein from their 1920 match, the h-file assault (20.Rh6) crashing through to 22.Qh5+. On his chessgames notable list.
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Bogoljubow – Nimzowitsch · 1920 · 1–0
From the 1920 match Bogoljubov won +3−1 over Aron Nimzowitsch, ground out across a long minor-piece endgame.
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Bogoljubow – Tarrasch · 1922 · 1–0
Hastings 1922. A 20-move win over Siegbert Tarrasch, the rook on the seventh (17.Rc7) and 19.Nc6 winning a piece.
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Bogoljubow – Marshall · 1924 · 1–0
New York 1924. A London System win over the American attacker Frank Marshall, converted in a rook endgame.
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Bogoljubow – Ed. Lasker · 1924 · 1–0
New York 1924. A Ruy Lopez endgame win over Edward Lasker (a strong American master, not the champion Emanuel Lasker), the passed e-pawn deciding. On his chessgames notable list.
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Bogoljubow – Mieses · 1925 · 1–0
Baden-Baden 1925. A Dutch Stonewall win over Jacques Mieses, the f-pawn and queen storming the king (30.f6, 34.f7+). On his chessgames notable list.
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Bogoljubow – Tartakower · 1925 · 1–0
Moscow 1925 — the tournament Bogoljubov called the zenith of his career, won ahead of both Lasker and Capablanca. Here he grinds down Savielly Tartakower in a rook ending.
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Bogoljubow – Alekhine · 1929 · 1–0
World Championship match, 1929. Bogoljubov beats reigning World Champion Alexander Alekhine — one of the games he won in the first of his two title matches with the champion who twice defended against him.
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Bogoljubow – Alekhine · 1934 · 1–0
World Championship rematch, 1934. Another win over reigning champion Alekhine, from their second title match — a Queen's Gambit Accepted decided in the endgame.
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Lasker – Bogoljubow · 1934 · 0–1
Zurich 1934. A Black win in the French over former World Champion Emanuel Lasker, a kingside attack (…Qh4+, …Qe1+) breaking through.
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Bogoljubow – Euwe · 1936 · 1–0
Zandvoort 1936. A win over reigning World Champion Max Euwe, decided in a queen-and-minor-piece endgame (59.Qf5+).
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Bogoljubow – Alekhine · 1937 · 1–0
Bad Nauheim 1937. A 24-move demolition of Alexander Alekhine in the French Winawer. On his chessgames notable list.
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Bogoljubow – Alekhine · 1943 · 1–0
1943. A Sicilian Dragon win over reigning World Champion Alekhine in their wartime match — the coda to a rivalry that spanned three decades.
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